CVE-2025-13632 Privilege escalation in Chrome

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

A malicious Chrome extension can exploit a DevTools flaw to escape the sandbox, allowing attackers to execute code with elevated privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-13632?

CVE-2025-13632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 2 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.41 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-194

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13632?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2025-13632?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-13632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-13632, GHSA-c8g4-h8j5-vjpp.

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